[vsnet-grb 200682] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Apr 17 00:36:15 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 16 Apr 13 15:36:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.096d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.190d {+38d 11' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 317.379d
SLEW_TIME:       56220.00 SOD {15:37:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16398 TJD;   106 DOY;   13/04/16
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 64
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        24.87d {+01h 39m 30s}  +10.33d {+10d 20' 00"}
SUN_DIST:        119.62 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       96.56d {+06h 26m 13s}  +19.26d {+19d 15' 27"}
MOON_DIST:        62.55 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      33 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.21, 29.48 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 95.35,-18.71 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.45 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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